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repartee definition

rep·ar·tee (rep′är tē′, -tā′)

noun

  1. a quick, witty reply
  2. a series of such rejoinders
  3. skill in making witty replies

Etymology: Fr repartie, fem. pp. of repartir, to return quickly a thrust or a blow, reply < re-, back + partir (L partire), to part

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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